Woke up this morning to the news of yet another earthquake in Puerto Rico, magnitude 6.4, some reports say 6.5 or 6.6 — affecting not just Puerto Rico
Affected countries: The Bahamas, British Virgin Islands, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Saint Martin, Sint Maarten, Guadeloupe, Haiti, Montserrat, Puerto Rico, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Turks and Caicos Islands, U.S. Virgin Islands, Caribbean Netherlands, Saint Barthélemy, Antigua and Barbuda, and Anguilla
9 miles from Guayanilla, Puerto Rico · 3:24 AM
Am hearing reports of a death — in Ponce...will update as we learn more.
Strong earthquake rocks Puerto Rico, knocks out power island-wide
San Juan — A 6.4-magnitude earthquake struck Puerto Rico before dawn on Tuesday, the largest in a series of quakes that have hit the U.S. territory in recent days and caused heavy damage in some areas.
A tsunami alert was initially issued for Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands but was later canceled. The Electric Power Authority reported an island-wide power outage.
The U.S. Geological Survey said the quake hit at 4:24 a.m. just south of the island at a shallow depth of 10 kilometers. It initially gave the magnitude as 6.6 but later adjusted it.
Albert Rodríguez, who is from the southwest town of Guánica, said the tsunami sirens went off before officials canceled the alert. He said there is widespread damage in his neighborhood.
"The road is cracked in the middle and it lifted up," he said.